Journal profile
Discobolul Physical Education Sports and Kinetotherapy Journal
ISSN 1454-3907 · eISSN 2286-3702 · Discobolul Publishing House · Romania
Discobolul Physical Education Sports and Kinetotherapy Journal: fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 4 weeks (community reports); 19 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Discobolul Physical Education Sports and Kinetotherapy Journal is published by Discobolul Publishing House. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Sports Performance and Training, Physical Education and Training Studies and Sports and Physical Education Research, together about 40.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Discobolul – Physical Education, Sports and Kinetotherapy Journal is a journal that provides original research, reviews and debate relating to: Sport Sciences, Physical Education and Kinetotherapy. Major areas of coverage include: sports, physical education, physical fitness, physical therapy, recreation, research area, sport activities, sport psychology, sport sociology, sports medicine, training and teaching methods, biomechanics-kinesiology, health, motor learning, psychology, philosophy, physiology, sport medicine etc. Our scope is to contribute to education (teaching and learning), research and knowledge from sport science and physical education area.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Marius STOICAPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Romania 13, United States 2, Poland 2, France 1, Italy 1 (21 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Sports Performance and TrainingMedicine18%
- Physical Education and Training StudiesHealth Professions15.1%
- Sports and Physical Education ResearchHealth Professions7.4%
- Motivation and Self-Concept in SportsPsychology6.9%
- Sports injuries and preventionMedicine6.7%
- Children's Physical and Motor DevelopmentPsychology5.7%
- Sport Psychology and PerformancePsychology5.4%
- Sports Analytics and PerformanceEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EBSCO, CROSSREF, CEEOL, Index Copernicus, Directory of Abstract Indexing for Journals (DAIJ), Eurasian Scientific Journal Index (ESJI), J-Gate (Publisher – Informatics India Ltd), Open Academic Journals Index (OAJI.net), Google AcademicPublisher website
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- h-index
- 6OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.21OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 290 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 2025 | 19 | 19 | 5 |
| 2024 | 23 | 23 | 5 |
| 2023 | 26 | 26 | 13 |
| 2022 | 47 | 47 | 16 |
| 2021 | 59 | 59 | 62 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 4 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 4 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | EUR 60 | No | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | EUR 60 | — | — | |
| LetPub | EUR 60 | No | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteData availability
- Data availability
Archiving, Repository & Unique Identifiers Policy Model summary
Archiving, Repository & Unique Identifiers Policy
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Discobolul Publishing House
- Country or region
- Romania
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1454-3907
- Electronic ISSN
- 2286-3702
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Discobolul Physical Education Sports and Kinetotherapy Journal
How long does peer review take at Discobolul Physical Education Sports and Kinetotherapy Journal?
Authors report an average review time of about 4 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Where are the editorial board members of Discobolul Physical Education Sports and Kinetotherapy Journal based?
Of the 21 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Romania (13), United States (2) and Poland (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Discobolul Physical Education Sports and Kinetotherapy Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Discobolul Physical Education Sports and Kinetotherapy Journal is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Discobolul Physical Education Sports and Kinetotherapy Journal open access, and what is the APC?
Discobolul Physical Education Sports and Kinetotherapy Journal is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .